The words “Mardi Gras” are synonymous with extravagance and indulgence: big parties, large crowds, boisterous parades, colorful masks and… did we say big parties? Although Mardi Gras itself ...

Between Epiphany and Mardi Gras, people all over the world eat King Cake. Whether simply because it tastes good or because people love holiday traditions, the King Cake is beloved. Before Lent ...

Fat Tuesday is celebrated on March 4 this year. It is called Fat Tuesday because people stuff themselves with rich foods before the beginning of 40 days of fasting for Lent. A tradition is to eat ...

Carnival is rolling, meaning the king cake is everywhere. Until Mardi Gras, we're sampling far and wide around the king cake realm. Here's today's cake: King cake commands compulsive attention ...

Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, as it’s also known, is less than a week away. In case you didn’t know, it’s the last big hurrah of merrymaking before the season of Lent begins. The holiday means ...

For bakeries in New Orleans, the first few months of the year are among the busiest. As the rest of the country stares down the barrel of January, sobered by New Year’s resolutions, the city is ...

"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" Mardi Gras is here, and while Austin makes the celebration its own, one NOLA tradition remains strong: king cake. This festive, colorful treat hides a tiny surprise.

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Francky Knapp is the commerce writer at Eater, and an award-winning writer with bylines in GQ, VICE, The Daily Beast, and other publications. A curious home cook with a deep love of Polish cabbage ...